Purchasing and Procurement Manager

The Purchasing & Procurement Manager will lead the company’s purchasing activities while building and transitioning the function into a more strategic procurement organization. Initially, the role will focus on evaluating current purchasing practices, improving cost control, and implementing systems and processes to drive spend visibility, efficiency, and cost reduction. Over time, the position will expand to encompass the full procurement lifecycle, including strategic sourcing, supplier development, contract management, and long‑term cost optimization.

This role is critical to supporting the company’s growth, margin improvement, and supply chain resilience.

• Manage day‑to‑day purchasing activities for direct and indirect materials
• Ensure uninterrupted supply to manufacturing operations
• Evaluate current purchasing practices, workflows, and controls
• Identify purchasing inefficiencies and cost‑saving opportunities
• Establish and standardize purchasing policies, approval workflows, and documentation
• Implement spend‑tracking, reporting, and basic analytics to improve cost visibility
• Work closely with production, engineering, finance, and operations to align purchasing priorities with business needs
• Improve vendor pricing, payment terms, and lead times through negotiations/consolidation
• Support inventory management efforts to balance working capital, service levels, and cost
• Design/implement purchasing processes and controls supporting cost control and efficiency
• Create dashboards and KPIs related to spending, savings, and supplier performance

• Develop and execute strategic sourcing initiatives across key spending categories
• Lead supplier selection, RFQs/RFPs, negotiations, and contract development
• Establish supplier performance metrics (cost, quality, delivery, service) and regular reviews
• Identify and mitigate supply risk through diversification, dual sourcing, and contingencies
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through value engineering, should‑cost analysis, etc.
• Partner with leadership in long‑term growth, capital projects, and product introductions
• Build and mature procurement systems, tools, and processes to support scalability
• Support ERP/purchasing system improvements (item setup, supplier master data, reporting)

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain in a manufacturing setting
• Experience with transactional purchasing and exposure to strategic sourcing or procurement
• Proven ability to analyze spend data and identify cost reduction opportunities
• Experience in negotiating pricing, terms, and contracts with suppliers
• Working knowledge of ERP systems and purchasing workflows
• Strong cross‑functional communication and collaboration skills
• Change agent capable of building structures where little exists
• Ability to balance tactical, hands‑on execution with strategic planning

• Experience building or transforming a purchasing/procurement function
• Familiarity with cost modeling, total cost of ownership, and value analysis
• Certification such as CPSM, CPIM, CSCP, or CIPS
• Experience supporting a growing or mid‑sized manufacturing company
• Process‑oriented with a continuous improvement approach
• Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills

• Humility – lacks ego, team agenda, transparent, trainable, servant orientation
• Hungry – extra mile, internally driven, self‑starter, excellence, passionate, change agent
• People Smart – interpersonal, group dynamics, influential, self‑aware, motivating
• Competent – knows and can accomplish the task at hand – job, challenges, requirements
• Integrity – honest, reliable, transparent, strong character, loyal, righteous

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities. However, it does require significant and ongoing influencing capabilities while working with company personnel at multiple levels, customers, and…